Question

Given ΔDEF with D(–4, –1), E(–1, 8), and F(5, 4), find the median DT in point-slope form.

Answer 1

A median of a triangle has as endpoints a vertex and the midpopint of the opposite side. Since the median is called DT, that means that one endpoint is D and the other enpoint is the midpoint of the side opposite vertex D, which is side EF.
How do you calculate the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment?

Answer 2

FIND THE MIDPOINT OF EF

Answer 3

Yes, knowing the coordinates of E and F, how do you find the midpoint of EF?

Answer 4

Umm not sure

Answer 5

Hello?

Answer 6

Which one do you have to find? The median DT or the midpoint of EF?

Answer 7

@mathstudent55, I was asking @Chris41

Answer 8

The midpoint of a segment whose endpoints have coordinates (x1, y1) and x2, y2) has coordinates ( (x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2 )
In other words, to get the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment, find the average of the x coordinates of the enpoints, and find the average of the y coordinates of the endpoints.

Answer 9

I think you could just find the distance between the two points and divide by 2 I.E
If you had (4,2) and (8, 8) midpoint would be (6,5)